Armed gang raids Sino-Zim Cement Company

Zim Now Writer

An eight-man gang, armed with machetes and logs, raided Sino-Zimbabwe Cement Company, 20 kilometres west of Lalapanzi in the Midlands Province, and stole an assortment of mining equipment whose value has not yet been ascertained.

Sino-Zimbabwe Cement Company venture between a Chinese Foreign Direct Investment partner, China Building Material Corporation for Foreign Econo-Technical Co-operation and the Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe Limited.

Midlands provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko pounced around 2am and eight security guards were on duty.

“Four of the suspects shattered the windscreen of the security guards’ motor vehicle before manhandling two guards who were in the vehicle while the other four suspects went to the main plant where they also manhandled four security guards,” he said.

All the guards were tied with wire and ropes after which they were force-marched to a nearby bush where they were heavily assaulted with logs.

One of the robbers was left to keep an eye on the guards while the others went to the magazine site and stole 21 SB codes, 2121 rills of power cords and 76 boxes of Emex 29 x 270 explosives, and drove away in an unidentified truck.